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  • In Hope of Changing Seasons | Posted by Mart De Haan on Oct 25 2009

    It was raining and 43 degrees yesterday when I stopped to look up into this tree.
    Its trunk and branches are strong. Yet by its appearance, it is joining the rest of us in acknowledging that we have no power to resist the seasons of life.
    Solomon, struggled for a while to make sense of a [...]

  • Praying Like a Broken Record | Posted by Mart De Haan on Jul 06 2009

    Looking back, it seems that life is full of answered and unanswered prayers.
    It’s clear that, as a wise Father who for our good thinks in ways far beyond our ability, our God has every right and responsibility to say “Yes,” “No,” or “Not Yet.”
    But how, as we live with unanswered requests, can we express our [...]

  • Why we Worry! | Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 23 2009

    Why do you worry? Jesus asked his disciples that question while repeatedly encouraging them not to be consumed by the kind of everyday concerns that bother those who don’t know him and his father.
    But was the Teacher asking us to detach ourselves from the real concerns of life?… when he said,
    ” Therefore I say to [...]

  • What’s Happening Here? | Posted by Mart De Haan on May 21 2009

    Oh no. I remember my sense of alarm when I heard someone talk about the New Testament discrepancy between two different accounts of Jesus feeding thousands with a few pieces of bread and fish.
    Then I discovered something else. Both accounts were described in the Gospel of Matthew  in two consecutive chapters, with a summary to [...]

  • Talk Radio | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 09 2009

    Whether the issue is stem cell research, health care, or the economy, my hunch is that more than a few of us are getting our own talking points by listening to those who make a living attacking rather than listening to, or trying to find common ground with, their political opponents.
    Is it possible that even [...]

  • The Variety of Nature and Spirituality | Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 12 2009

    Maybe the variety of nature can help us laugh at ourselves, and grow in our appreciation for one another… while still taking life seriously.
    Scientists estimate that the number of species on earth ranges somewhere between 5 and 30 million, with about 8 million different kinds of bugs.
    Could there be a parallel between what our [...]

  • Super Faith vs Super Doubt | Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 01 2009

    If you’ve been a follower of Christ for some time, would you say that your spiritual journey has been about what you expected it to be?
    Or have you been somewhat disillusioned to discover that followers of Christ seem to have about a many physical, emotional, and family issues as the general population?
    Seems to me that [...]

  • Newsweek and Heaven | Posted by Mart De Haan on Jan 30 2009

    In the February 2 issue of Newsweek magazine’s “Beliefwatch”, Lisa Miller, writes, “You likely believe that when you die, you’re going to heaven. More than 80 percent of Americans do.
    But in what form? Are you “you”? If so, are you old or young, fat or thin? If not, what are you? An angel? A [...]

  • The Bible: What Really Happened? | Posted by Mart De Haan on Dec 22 2008

    Tonight the Discovery Channel is running a three hour special on Jesus: The Complete Story. Consecutive hours will address The Early Years; The Mission; and The Last Days.
    Advertising copy for the first segment reads: “Explore the strange fables that surround Jesus’ birth. Follow the childhood and early adult years of Jesus using a first century [...]

  • You Make this so Worthwhile! | Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 29 2008

    Am still thinking this morning about some of the comments written to this blog yesterday. I agree so much with what SFDBWV wrote when he said,
    “The Bible is many things, one thing it is, is a story. Not just a story, but a story about God and man’s experiences. Apart and together…Life without others [...]

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